Definition of gun

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Gun (n.) A weapon which throws or propels a missile to a distance; any firearm or instrument for throwing projectiles by the explosion of gunpowder, consisting of a tube or barrel closed at one end, in which the projectile is placed, with an explosive charge behind, which is ignited by various means. Muskets, rifles, carbines, and fowling pieces are smaller guns, for hand use, and are called small arms. Larger guns are called cannon, ordnance, fieldpieces, carronades, howitzers, etc. See these t

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Trundle :: Trundle (v. t.) To roll (a thing) on little wheels; as, to trundle a bed or a gun carriage..
Explosion :: Explosion (n.) A bursting with violence and loud noise, because of internal pressure; as, the explosion of a gun, a bomb, a steam boiler, etc..
Three-decker :: Three-decker (n.) A vessel of war carrying guns on three decks.
Gunnel :: Gunnel (n.) A gunwale.
Gunsmith Ing :: Gunsmith ing (n.) The art or business of a gunsmith.
Plantule :: Plantule (n.) The embryo which has begun its development in the act of germination.
Oarlock :: Oarlock (n.) The notch, fork, or other device on the gunwale of a boat, in which the oar rests in rowing. See Rowlock..
Celluloid :: Celluloid (n.) A substance composed essentially of gun cotton and camphor, and when pure resembling ivory in texture and color, but variously colored to imitate coral, tortoise shell, amber, malachite, etc. It is used in the manufacture of jewelry and many small articles, as combs, brushes, collars, and cuffs; -- originally called xylonite..
Fillet :: Fillet (n.) The raised molding about the muzzle of a gun.
Bore :: Bore (v. t.) To form or enlarge by means of a boring instrument or apparatus; as, to bore a steam cylinder or a gun barrel; to bore a hole..
Serve :: Serve (v. t.) To work; to operate; as, to serve the guns..
Tertiate :: Tertiate (v. t.) To examine, as the thickness of the metal at the muzzle of a gun; or, in general, to examine the thickness of, as ordnance, in order to ascertain its strength..
Chambertin :: Chambertin (n.) A red wine from Chambertin near Dijon, in Burgundy..
Mill-cake :: Mill-cake (n.) The incorporated materials for gunpowder, in the form of a dense mass or cake, ready to be subjected to the process of granulation..
Prolonge :: Prolonge (n.) A rope with a hook and a toggle, sometimes used to drag a gun carriage or to lash it to the limber, and for various other purposes..
Choke :: Choke (n.) A constriction in the bore of a shotgun, case of a rocket, etc..
Barrelled :: Barrelled (a.) Having a barrel; -- used in composition; as, a double-barreled gun..
Nab :: Nab (n.) The cock of a gunlock.
Canister :: Canister (n.) A kind of case shot for cannon, in which a number of lead or iron balls in layers are inclosed in a case fitting the gun; -- called also canister shot..
Gun :: Gun (n.) A piece of heavy ordnance; in a restricted sense, a cannon..
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